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Nancy Elizabeth 'Betsy' Gravely[1]

Female 1808 - 1890  (82 years)


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  • Name Nancy Elizabeth 'Betsy' Gravely 
    Born 5 Oct 1808  Leatherwood, Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 14 Dec 1890  Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I12078  My Reynolds Line | The Eggleston Branch
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2016 

    Father Joseph Jefferson Gravely, Jr.,   b. 1778, Leatherwood, Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Feb 1871, Henrico Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Mother Mary Helen King,   b. 10 Jan 1780, Leatherwood, Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Apr 1860, Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 2 Dec 1799  Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F4723  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gay Fluornoy [Francis] Eggleston,   b. 4 Mar 1791, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Oct 1862, Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 12 Apr 1830  Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. William B. Eggleton/Eggleston,   b. 1835, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1889, Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
    +2. Thomas Jefferson Eggleston,   b. Est 1843, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. Gay F. Eggleton/Eggleston,   b. 10 Apr 1860, Irishburg, Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Nov 1928, Augusta County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
    +4. Joseph Henry Eggleston, Sr,   b. 24 Jan 1831, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Nov 1895, Irisburg, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2020 
    Family ID F3749  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Newspaper Article John Green Eggleston Seeks Bond for Murdering his Wife
    Newspaper Article John Green Eggleston Seeks Bond for Murdering his Wife
    EgglestonJohnG TheBee May19,1924.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S31] Cottagehill/Southside, http://www.cottagehill.com/southside/f298.htm#f2033.
      Betsy Gravely
      Father: Joseph Jefferson Gravely (1778-1871)
      Mother: Mary Helen King (1780-1850)

    2. [S31] Cottagehill/Southside.

    3. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90410121/joseph-henry-eggleston.
      Joseph Henry Eggleston
      Birth 24 Jan 1831,Henry Virginia
      Death 16 Nov 1895 (aged 64)Irisburg, Henry Co., Va
      Burial: Eggleston Cemetery
      Irisburg, Henry County, Virginia

      Children
      Eleanor Jane Eggleston Flanagan, 1851?1922
      Thomas F. Eggleston, 1856?1896
      George King Eggleston, 1858?1903
      Joseph Henry Eggleston, 1861?1925
      Gay Flinchum Eggleston, 1861?1928
      Sallie Lou Eggleston Cox, 1864?1944
      William Clay Eggleston, 1867?1944
      Martha Susan Eggleston Stegall, 1869?1937
      John Kit Eggleston, 1872?1954
      Benjamin S Eggleston, 1876?1896


      His parents were Gay Francis Eggleston (1793-1862) and Elizabeth "Betsy" Gravely Eggleston (circa 1810-1890). Their exact grave sites are unknown to me at this time but I suspect that they are buried in this cemetery off Beckham Church Road.